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With the 2025 WNBA season set to begin on Friday, the Los Angeles Sparks were one of the last teams still needing to make roster cuts to get down to either 11 or 12 players. The Sparks made a pair of cuts on Wednesday, leaving one more move to go before the league’s roster deadline. […]

Despite a record-breaking season, the WNBA experienced an increase in hate directed towards its players. An issue that WNBA commissioner Cathy Engelbert admits she “missed the mark” on. Various players received hate-filled messages on social media. Much of it is rooted in racism, sexism, and homophobia. Now, with the 2025 season underway, the WNBA has […]

With the WNBA season about to begin, teams have had to make the tough decisions on cutting down their rosters. The Atlanta Dream is one of those teams, and they recently waived former first-round pick Haley Jones. Jones was drafted by the Dream in the 2023 WNBA Draft with the No. 6 pick. She’s had […]

For years, Angel Reese and Caitlin Clark have been pitted against each other as enemies. Ahead of their second seasons in the WNBA, the tension has developed into a Chicago Sky-Indiana Fever rivalry. The outspoken Reese has primarily driven the narrative between the two, culminating with her viral statement that she is just as much […]

ARLINGTON, TX — The Dallas Wings are set to begin their 2025 WNBA regular season on Friday. Before practice on Thursday, the team released its Opening Day roster. Your Dallas Wings’ 2025 Opening Day roster:#WingsUp pic.twitter.com/P31Ze2WyzR — Joey Mistretta (@JoeyMistretta_) May 15, 2025 First-round pick Aziaha James was among the players who made the final […]

The Indiana Fever enter the 2025 WNBA regular season with high expectations. After a superstar rookie season from Caitlin Clark and an aggressive offseason, experts expect the team to be much better. The Fever added DeWanna Bonner to create a quartet of stars with Clark, Aliyah Boston, and Kelsey Mitchell. The new-look Indiana team got […]

Dallas Wings rookie Paige Bueckers is looking ahead to her debut WNBA season. The Wings capped off the preseason with a 67-point win over the Toyota Antelopes of Japan. The Wings will start the season against the Minnesota Lynx on Friday. Bueckers will experience a “full-circle moment” as she plays against her hometown team. Full […]

The Indiana Fever is gearing up for another high-profile season. Caitlin Clark and company graced the cover of Sports Illustrated. Clark’s transcendent appeal has unleashed a wave of interest in the sport. That has captured the attention of WNBA legend Cynthia Cooper-Dyke. On the All in Smoke Podcast, Cooper highly praised Clark for her talents […]

The Dallas Wings begin their 2025 regular season hosting the Minnesota Lynx in a playoff rematch for DiJonai Carrington. While all eyes will be on Paige Bueckers in her WNBA debut, Carrington will catch fans’ eyes with her shoes. The Wings guard and Reebok teased a new colorway for their Engine A shoes called “Energy […]

The WNBA’s 29th season is set to begin Friday, and before the new year tips off, the league’s general managers have made their predictions. Among the predictions, and certainly the most important, is who the GMs believe will win the 2025 WNBA Championship. While the New York Liberty bested the Minnesota Lynx last season, 60% […]

The Indiana Fever announced Thursday the launch of Fever Direct, the franchise’s first direct-to-consumer streaming service, ahead of the 2025 WNBA season. Powered by Endeavor Streaming, Fever Direct will offer fans within the team’s approved Midwest region access to up to 18 live regular season games, along with full game replays. The platform is now […]

Paige Bueckers was selected first overall by the Dallas Wings in the 2025 WNBA Draft for a reason. She was one of the most complete prospects in recent memory. Expectations are high for her first season in the league. In fact, 73 percent of WNBA general managers predicted that Bueckers will win the 2025 WNBA […]

Suspensions usually draw negative attention. However, if you’re New York Liberty forward Betnijah Laney-Hamilton, this is nothing to worry about. After Laney-Hamilton was hit with a season-ending knee injury, the Liberty suspended her contract for the upcoming season. She was injured during Unrivaled, so the team technically doesn’t have to pay her, since she was […]

The Dallas Wings are poised for a big 2025 season. Arike Ogunbowale — one of the best players in the WNBA — is set to return and lead the way. The Wings selected Paige Bueckers first overall in the 2025 WNBA Draft as well. However, there is one player who is not receiving as much […]

As the new-look Indiana Fever prepare for another record-breaking season, Sports Illustrated recognizes them as the center of the athletic world. Ahead of the 2025 WNBA season opener, the long-running popular magazine bestowed Caitlin Clark, DeWanna Bonner, Kelsey Mitchell and Aliyah Boston with the honor of being on the cover of its May issue. Weeks […]

The WNBA might have a scheduling conflict, as per the words of Commissioner Cathy Engelbert. Despite the WNBA expanding the season to 44 games, that might be all they can do for the time being. On the Bill Simmons Podcast, the commissioner detailed why there’s such a problem with adding more games to the schedule. […]

With the WNBA’s collective bargaining agreement set to expire in 2026, it has put pressure on Commissioner Cathy Engelbert. Although Unrivaled has put pressure on the WNBA for money, the commissioner has kept her stance. On the Bill Simmons Podcast, she detailed that meeting the player’s demands isn’t as simple as it looks. “We want […]

With the 2025 WNBA season set to begin this Friday, teams are required to cut their rosters down to either 11 or 12 players. Some teams have already made a few surprising roster cuts, including players who were just selected in the 2025 WNBA Draft. In the case of the Los Angeles Sparks, they still […]

Sabrina Ionescu returned to where it all began, leading the New York Liberty to an 84–61 preseason victory over Japan’s Toyota Antelopes at Matthew Knight Arena. It was her first game back in Eugene since her college days, and she made it count. Ionescu dropped a game-high 25 points, including six three-pointers, igniting the crowd […]

The 2025 WNBA season tips-off this week, and teams have been making roster cuts to get down to the league required maximum number of players. The Atlanta Dream are among the teams who have made a couple of surprising cuts, beginning with 2025 draft pick Shyanne Sellers whom they had picked up off waivers. The […]

The Dallas Wings made a roster move on Wednesday. The team announced that they waived forward Joyner Holmes ahead of the 2025 WNBA regular season. Dallas will soon announce the team’s final roster for the regular season opener on Friday. With attention on Paige Bueckers and Arike Ogunbowale, some of the impactful role players have […]

The city of Dallas should be excited for basketball this season as Paige Bueckers is set to start her journey as a member of the Wings. As Bueckers was the No. 1 pick, the Mavericks were able to have the same luck, securing the No. 1 pick in the NBA Draft after only having a […]

The Golden State Valkyries will play their first WNBA regular season game on Friday against the Los Angeles Sparks. Golden State joined the WNBA as an expansion team this offseason and has already assembled a frisky roster. One of their young stars is ready for the 2025 season to finally begin. Valkyries guard Kate Martin […]

There are many different approaches to building a WNBA fantasy basketball team, but the one sure-fire way to be set up for success is to go in with a plan. Prepared managers with at least a little bit of knowledge about recent WNBA history, team rotations and chemistry, player roles, and which players work best […]

LOS ANGELES – When the Los Angeles Sparks selected Cameron Brink with the No. 2 overall pick in the 2024 WNBA Draft, they felt like they were getting a foundational player. Unfortunately, Cameron Brink suffered an ACL injury last June, cutting her rookie season with the Sparks short. With the Sparks set to tip off […]

In a groundbreaking move for women’s sports, former YouTube star Lilly Singh has become the latest co-owner of the Toronto Tempo, the highly anticipated WNBA expansion team set to debut next season. The announcement was made through Instagram, revealing her new role not only as part-owner but also as the team’s official chief hype officer. […]

Los Angeles Sparks star point guard Kelsey Plum made something clear about her time with the Las Vegas Aces. The WNBA world was shocked when the three-time All-Star was involved in a blockbuster trade this offseason. Plum was coming off winning two titles in the past three years with Las Vegas, but that era has […]

After a tumultuous couple of months with the Mavericks trading Luka Doncic, the city of Dallas is on a comeback over the last few weeks. The Dallas Wings and the Mavs both won their respective draft lotteries, landing them Paige Bueckers and presumably Cooper Flagg. The Dallas Stars are also having a great run in […]

Veteran WNBA guard Courtney Vandersloot is back in Windy City with the Chicago Sky after playing two seasons with the New York Liberty. As someone who’s clearly experienced and is very familiar with the Sky, having played for the team in her first 12 seasons in the WNBA, Vandersloot will be relied upon by the […]

Connecticut Sun ownership is exploring the potential sale of the team, team president Jen Rizzotti confirmed on Tuesday. Tina Charles, who is back with the Sun after spending the first four years of her career with the team, isn’t quite sure what to expect. She told reporters on Tuesday that she is focused on the […]

Caitlin Clark hasn’t just had a busy offseason — she’s had a busy couple of years. Since capping off her legendary college career at Iowa, Clark has become a WNBA superstar with the Indiana Fever, won Rookie of the Year, gotten to know Taylor Swift, spent time with other pro athletes like Serena Williams and […]

Caitlin Clark and the Indiana Fever are preparing for the next season after being eliminated in the 2024 playoffs 2-0 by the Connecticut Sun in the first round. Clark, who is 23 years old, has noticeably gained some muscle ahead of the new campaign. On Tuesday, she opened up about her body transformation by sharing […]

The Indiana Fever put the “D” in depth heading into the season with talk of a championship. Two of their players, Caitlin Clark and Lexie Hull, helped catapult the Fever to an undefeated preseason. A potential precursor for what is to come. When it comes to Clark, she hasn’t skipped a beat since coming into […]

Going to a Kansas City Chiefs game with Taylor Swift was an eye-opening experience for Indiana Fever star Caitlin Clark, who attended their playoff game against the Houston Texans to cheer for her favorite NFL team and Travis Kelce. Speaking to ESPN, Clark recalled going to the game. She called it a “perfect” experience since […]

Between the Indiana Pacers and Indiana Fever, there’s never been a better time to be a pro basketball fan in the Hoosier State. You can count Caitlin Clark among those fans. The Fever star has been a consistent attendee at Pacers playoff games and they haven’t lost any of the contests she’s attended. After the […]

Sabrina Ionescu and the New York Liberty are further showed that they are ready to defend their WNBA crown, as they scored an emphatic 84-61 preseason victory on Monday over Japan’s Toyota Antelopes at the home of the Oregon Ducks, the Matthew Knight Arena in Eugene, Oregon. The game was also a homecoming of sorts […]

The New York Liberty’s 84-61 win over the Toyota Antelopes on Monday night was a mere sidebar to the main event: Sabrina Ionescu’s return to Oregon. The homecoming game for Ionescu and teammate Nyara Sabally was one of several around the league meant to celebrate WNBA stars in the markets they once called home. But […]

New York Liberty star Sabrina Ionescu had multiple reasons to celebrate before the final game of the 2025 WNBA preseason. Not only did Ionescu receive a day in her honor from the city of Eugene ahead of her return to Oregon, but she also got to share a fun bonding moment with her family and […]

As the start of the 2025 WNBA season grows closer, teams around the league are facing difficult decisions as they finalize their lineups. While roster cuts are never easy and can often be heartbreaking, the Las Vegas Aces’ choice to part ways with undrafted rookie Deja Kelly after she made waves with an impressive breakout performance […]